#516620#516620

#516620 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.099 H 124.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#516620
RGB	rgb(81, 102, 32)
HSL	hsl(78, 52%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(78, 69%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 0%, 68.6%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.17, -19.37, 35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.17, 40.60, 118.49°)
OKLab	oklab(47.76% -0.0556 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(47.76% 0.099 124.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.4055, 11.3563, 3.1154)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#516620 #352066

analogous

#665820 #516620 #2E6620

triadic

#516620 #205166 #662051

tetradic

#516620 #206658 #352066 #66202E

square

#516620 #206658 #352066 #66202E

split-complementary

#516620 #202E66 #582066

monochromatic

#121707 #2C3711 #516620 #76952F #9BC23E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#516620 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#516620 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #516620

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##516620	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##516620	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C5F17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#556158

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #516620;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 102, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.099 124.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84915f',
    500: '#516620',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #516620;
$custom-light: #84915f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#516620",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78,
    "s": 52.239,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47764,
    "c": 0.09859,
    "h": 124.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#516620

secondary

#60489A

accent

#4CDC77

background

#F8F8F5

surface

#EFF0E9

border

#CACBC5

text

#0B0C05

muted

#7C7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #516620

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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